Carol Friedman has been teaching international folk dance, ballroom dance, and line dancing to people of all ages since 2000, with ongoing classes in Petaluma and College of Marin as well as workshops for Greenwood School in Mill Valley, Marin Children's Chorus, Dance Palace Camp, the San Francisco Free Folk Festival, Berkeley Festival of the Oaks, and at parties and events.

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Monday, May 9, 2016

Our Annual Petaluma Spring Folk Dance Party was a big success! Over 75 dancers came from as far north as Napa and as far south as Watsonville to dance to old and new recorded favorites as well as fabulous live Balkan music by Staro Vino:

Barbara Bevin leading a lively Cocek with Risa Aratyr and Gay Knight:

Wonderful selection of music from Greece, Bulgaria, and Macedonia with Peter Bonos on trumpet, Greg Jenkins on clarinet, Andrew Cohen on accordion, and Mark Jenkins on percussion:

Summer dancing in Petaluma starts up on Monday, June 1, 7-9:15 p.m., and runs through August 1 at Hermann Sons Hall, 860 Western Avenue, Petaluma. My College of Marin class is taking a break for the summer, but you can dip into Israeli dancing at the Osher JCC, 200 N. Pedro Road, San Rafael on Thursdays 1:30-4 p.m. through mid-July. Newcomers, drop-ins, all ages, beginners through advanced dancers always welcome!

About Me

Carol Friedman loves to dance, and to share the dances she loves. She has been dancing since she was a kid, and remembers going Israeli folk dancing with her great-aunt in Central Park, New York. From 1971-81, she taught modern dance throughout the Bay Area, and was co-director/choreographer of Mercury Moving Company. She's been teaching international folk dance to people of all ages since 2000, with ongoing classes in Point Reyes Station, Petaluma, San Rafael (Osher JCC), and Kentfield (College of Marin) as well as workshops for BACDS Fall Frolick, Festival of the Oaks in Berkeley, Greenwood School in Mill Valley, Marin Children's Chorus, Dance Palace Camp, the San Francisco Free Folk Festival, and at birthday parties, bar mitzvahs, and events.